Mario Testino OBE | |
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 Testino in 2014 | |
| Born | Mario Eduardo Testino Silva 30 October 1954 (age 69) Lima, Peru |
| Education | |
| Known for | Photographer |
| Website | mariotestino |
Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. [1]
His work has featured internationally in magazines such as Vogue, V Magazine, Vanity Fair and GQ. He has also created images for brands such as Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Michael Kors, Chanel, Stuart Weitzman, Carolina Herrera and Estée Lauder. Alongside his practice as a photographer, Testino has also worked as a creative director, guest editor, museum founder, art collector and collaborator, and entrepreneur.[2][3][4][5] His professional work as a photographer has been dogged by numerous accusations of sexual harassment and assault, including from his subjects.[6]
Aaron Hicklin of The Observer described him as "the world's most prolific magazine and fashion trade photographer".[7]
- ^ Bernstein, Jacob; Friedman, Vanessa; Schneier, Matthew (3 March 2018). "Sexual harassment in fashion". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Biography". mariotestino.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Testino's World: A Revealing Look Inside a Photographer's Private Art Collection - Artphaire". Artphaire. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Mario Testino | The Business of Fashion". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Super Mario World". 15 October 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Inside the Fashion World's Dark Underbelly of Sexual and Financial Exploitation". 20 June 2023.
- ^ Hicklin, Aaron. "Mario Testino interview: the man who makes models super". The Observer. Retrieved 24 January 2018.